Climate Change and Insurance Deskbook

ISBN: 978-1-61438-733-6

Product Code: 5190484

Available Formats: Paperback; eBook

The ability to measure the environment's impact on insurance risk is an almost impossible task. Lawyers who face this challenge can turn to this book for advice on both existing and emerging environmental issues.

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Climate change has become a significant issue in scientific, political, and legal circles, and this may have profound implications for the insurance industry. More frequent catastrophic events such as floods, droughts, fires, hurricanes, and the like, whether or not attributable to climate change,...

Climate change has become a significant issue in scientific, political, and legal circles, and this may have profound implications for the insurance industry. More frequent catastrophic events such as floods, droughts, fires, hurricanes, and the like, whether or not attributable to climate change, challenge the insurance industry's abilities to measure and predict risk.
Climate Change and Insurance is the first publication of its kind and the definitive resource for anyone seeking to understand the complex risks and opportunities associated with climate change and its potential impacts on the insurance industry. Climate Change and Insurance delves deep into the issues surrounding both current and emerging legal aspects. The book extensively covers the topic, including:

Overview of climate change and insurance issues

Background on climate change, global warming, and greenhouse gases

Climate change as an emerging risk

Greenhouse gas-related regulation

Existing and emerging climate change related litigation

Related issues such as sustainability, greenwashing, and greenbuilding

Offering a wealth of information and practical insights, Climate Change and Insurance is a must-have reference for understanding and managing the potential impacts of climate change on insurers, the companies they insure, and other key stakeholders.